California

California easy guitar chords by Joni Mitchell

1971Folk
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 4

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • F

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • Bb

  • F

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • Bb

  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Sitting 
    in 
    park 
    in 
    Paris, 
    France 

    Reading 
    the 
    news 
    and 
    it 
    sure 
    looks 
    bad 

    They 
    won't 
    give 
    peace 
    chance 

    That 
    was 
    just 
    dream 
    some 
    of 
    us 
    had 

    Still 
    lot 
    of 
    lands 
    to 
    see 

    But 
    wouldn't 
    want 
    to 
    stay 
    here 

    It's 
    too 
    old 
    and 
    cold 

    and 
    settled 
    in 
    its 
    ways 
    here 

    Oh, 
    but 
    Cali
    fornia 

    Chorus 1
    California, 
    I'm 
    coming 
    home 

    I'm 
    going 
    to 
    see 
    the 
    folks 
    dig 

    I'll 
    even 
    kiss 
    Sun
    set 
    pig 

    California, 
    I'm 
    com
    ing 
    home 


    Verse 2
    met 
    redneck 
    on 
    Grecian 
    isle 

    Who 
    did 
    the 
    goat 
    dance 
    very 
    well 

    He 
    gave 
    me 
    back 
    my 
    smile 

    But 
    he 
    kept 
    my 
    camera 
    to 
    sell 

    Oh 
    the 
    rogue, 
    the 
    red, 
    red 
    rogue 

    He 
    cooked 
    good 
    omelets 
    and 
    stews 

    And 
    might 
    have 
    stayed 
    on 
    with 
    him 
    there 

    But 
    my 
    heart 
    cried 
    out 
    for 
    you, 

    Cali
    fornia 

    Chorus 2
    Oh, 
    California, 
    I'm 
    coming 
    home 

    Oh, 
    make 
    me 
    feel 
    good, 
    rock'n 
    roll 
    band 

    I'm 
    your 
    biggest 
    fan 

    Cali
    fornia, 
    I'm 
    coming 
    home 


    Bridge 1
    Oh, 
    it 
    gets 
    so 
    lone
    ly 
    when 
    you're 
    walking 

    And 
    the 
    streets 
    are 
    full 
    of 
    strangers 

    All 
    the 
    news 
    of 
    home 
    you 
    read 

    Just 
    give 
    you 
    the 
    blues 

    Just 
    give 
    you 
    the 
    blues 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 3
    So 
    bought 
    me 
    ticket 

    caught 
    plane 
    to 
    Spain 

    Went 
    to 
    party 
    down 
    red 
    dirt 
    road 

    There 
    were 
    lots 
    of 
    pretty 
    people 
    there 

    Reading 
    Rolling 
    Stone, 
    read
    ing 
    Vogue 

    They 
    said, 
    "How 
    long 
    can 
    you 
    hang 
    around?" 

    said 
    week, 
    maybe 
    two 

    Just 
    until 
    my 
    skin 
    turns 
    brown 

    Then 
    I'm 
    going 
    home 
    to 
    Cali
    fornia 

    Chorus 3
    Cal
    ifornia, 
    I'm 
    coming 
    home 

    Oh, 
    will 
    you 
    take 
    me 
    as 
    am? 

    Strung 
    out 
    on 
    another 
    man 

    California, 
    I'm 
    coming 
    home 


    Bridge 2
    Oh, 
    it 
    gets 
    so 
    lonely 
    when 
    you're 
    walking 

    And 
    the 
    streets 
    are 
    full 
    of 
    strangers 

    All 
    the 
    news 
    of 
    home 
    you 
    read 

    More 
    about 
    the 
    war 
    and 
    the 
    bloody 
    changes 

    Oh, 
    will 
    you 
    take 
    me 
    as 
    am? 

    Will 
    you 
    take 
    me 
    as 
    am, 
    will 
    you? 

    Will 
    you 
    take 
    me 
    as 
    am? 

    Take 
    me 
    as 
    am 

    [Fade 
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